Telangana is going to add another feather in its cap of achievements! The innovative, futuristic and tech-savvy IT, Panchayat Raj and MAUD Minister Sri KT Rama Rao has been selected for the prestigious Skoch Awards in the Start Up India category for the work in establishing the pathbreaking tech incubator T-Hub. ‘The Skoch Challenger Award’ will be conferred on Sri KT Rama Rao on March 19 in New Delhi, Skoch Group in a communiqué stated.

The committee took note of Minister KTR’s efforts, over the last 20 months, in Governance and building world class startup ecosystem in Telangana, specifically T-Hub. The Skoch Group invited Sri KT Rama Rao for receiving the award and delivering a keynote address on the measures to be taken to foster startup ecosystem in the country.

In addition, Telangana IT E&C Department Secretary Sri Jayesh Ranjan and Finance Department Special Chief Secretary Sri K Pradeep Chandra were selected for the Skoch Challenger Award under Social Inclusion category for their efforts in promoting entrepreneurship among Dalits through Industries Department.

Sri P. Chidambaram, Sri Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Sri C. Rangarajan, Sri Vijay Kelkar, Sri Deepak Parekh will be the prominent speakers at the event. Union Urban Development Minister Sri Venkaiah Naidu is selected for the Skoch Lifetime Achievement Award.

Instituted in 2003, Skoch Challenger Awards – the highest independently instituted civilian honours – have been conferred on some of the best brains from across the country for their efforts in the area of digital, financial and social inclusion.